This book is intended as a relatively nontechnica1 introduction to eurrent demographie methods. It has been several years in preparation, beginning from occasional class handouts I wrote to elaborate on essential points of demographie methodology. Its growth from scattered notes to an integrated text was a natural process, if a gradual one. The eontent of the book addresses three objectives. first, I have tried to avoid demographie methods that are now dated. In some ehapters, that has meant eoncentrating on formulas most demographers recognize. In the ehap ters on life tables, it meant testing competing formulas on a variety of real and synthetie data se.ts, and dropping or relegating to footnotes those that were least accurate. Second, I have attempted to give readers a sense of the limits of different formulas and methods. I am a terse writer, however, and for the reader that means most sentences carry weight. Chapters should be read attentively, with careful regard to commentary as weIl as to formulas and examples. Finally, I have tried to make the principal methodologies of the book accessible, by offering explanations for formulas that are not obvious, by keeping examples to the forefront, and by placing relatively specialized topics in ehapter appendices.

Formal Demography (The Plenum Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis)

Business & Money

Smith, David P.

Economics

Springer

Modern Druidry is a spiritual path that is close to nature. The wheel of the year is followed by druids and each group and individual has their own ways of doing this. It is a varied and intensely interesting path practiced by many people world wide. Many organizations exists such as the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, The Ancient Order of Druids in America, Ar nDraiocht Fein, The Henge of Keltria, The Order of the Mithril Star, and many more. "Under an Expanse of Oaks, A Druid's Journey" is a book about one Druid's path and the many lessons learned along that path. It contains various explanations and exercises to help the reader experience Druidry for themselves; because Druidry is certainly an experiential journey that one truly needs to live to learn from. David P. Smith (Duir) has dedicated his life since the age of 18 to the study of Druidry in all its forms and follows the deities of the Celtic Pantheon. He also teaches at the Grey School of Wizardry online (http://www.greyschool.com ), and runs a Druidry and related studies website at http://www.oaklight.org . He lives in Rhode Island with his family and enjoys traveling to sacred places throughout the US and the world.

Under an Expanse of Oaks: A Druid's Journey

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Dreamz-Work Productions

Since the dawn of time man has sought enlightenment. This is the main goal of most religions and spiritual paths. "Honoring the Sacred Earth: A Path to Spiritual Awakening," shows us what is most needed in our times. Through the use of famous quotes, practical exercises, and meditations, this book will start you on the path to true spiritual awakening.

Honoring the Sacred Earth: A Path to Spiritual Awakening

Old School, New Clothes: The Cultural Blindness of Christian Education

Description: Is much of Christian education in America distinctly Christian? Ron Hoch and David Smith say, ""No."" Instead it is guilty of having adopted an ideology and methodology that strips it of the right to call itself Christian and the ability to fulfill a truly Christian mission. The authors claim that the fundamentally humanistic ideology of the West conditions and controls much of what is labeled ""Christian"" education. By talking about the need to integrate faith and learning, focusing on teaching methodology, and operating schools in virtually the same way as government-run schools, many Christian academics betray captivity to the dogma that humans are the measure of all things and need to do what God has already done. As a result, much of what controls the conversation and practices in Christian academia echoes the humanistic arrogance of the West, and offers no substantive alternative to it. In Old School, New Clothes, Hoch and Smith issue a call for Christian academics to own up to their own confession--that all reality was created and integrated by God, damaged by sin, and has already been reintegrated in and by Jesus. Thus the emphasis in Christian education ought not to be what Christian educators are doing to redeem the culture, but on what God is bringing to the Church in order to redeem sinners. Only by recognizing that all human knowledge claims in every sphere are inherently theological and that God is truly seen in and experienced through knowledge of all things, will a distinctly Christian education be forged. Christian education must primarily emphasize the reintegration or redemption of teachers brought through right knowledge of Jesus that comes through every subject discipline and expressed in a life balanced on Sabbath, work, and family. Endorsements: ""Old School, New Clothes is a compelling response to the triumph of 'neo-Kantian' thinking in the realm of Christian education. Hoch and Smith remind us that because we live in a universe that has already been integrated by God, the integration of faith and learning is not a project to be pursued, but a reality to be discerned. Highly recommended, particularly for its emphasis upon the doctrine of creation and its relevance to the life of the believing mind."" -Paul Kjoss Helseth, author of ""Right Reason"" and the Princeton Mind: An Unorthodox Proposal ""No matter which choice you make about Christian or homeschooling, it is vital that parents and teachers pay attention to the philosophy on which that school is founded. This book made me think deeply about my own education, how we choose to educate our children, and how our decisions will affect the biblical foundation of the church for generations to come. ""This book is a great resource for fostering thoughtful discussions on biblical education among homeschooling families as well as in parent/teacher associations."" -Cheryl Brubaker ""As an educator and administrator who spends hours contemplating the great questions of education, I read with voracity the ideas presented within the pages of Old School, New Clothes. Ron Hoch and David Smith, like surgeons excising cancer, have cut through to the most fundamental truths and fallacies of education. In doing so, they challenge the 'Christian educator' to closely examine every presupposition that is held in Christian schools today."" -Dona Hedgecock About the Contributor(s): Ronald E. Hoch holds a BS in Biblical Studies from Philadelphia Biblical University and is studying for his MA in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary. He teaches Bible at the Delaware County Christian School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. David P. Smith holds a BA in Psychology from Carson-Newman College, an MDiv from Covenant Seminary and a PhD in historical theology from Trinity International University. He is the author of B. B. Warfield's Scientifically Constructive Theological Scholarship (Wipf &amp; Stock, 2011). He currently pastors Covenant Fellowship AR

Hoch, Ronald E.

Christian Books & Bibles

Wipf & Stock Publishers

B. B. Warfield's Scientifically Constructive Theological Scholarship (Evangelical Theological Society Monograph)

History

World

Wipf and Stock

Mathematical demography is the centerpiece of quantitative social science. The founding works of this field from Roman times to the late Twentieth Century are collected here, in a new edition of a classic work by David R. Smith and Nathan Keyfitz. Commentaries by Smith and Keyfitz have been brought up to date and extended by Kenneth Wachter and Hervé Le Bras, giving a synoptic picture of the leading achievements in formal population studies. Like the original collection, this new edition constitutes an indispensable source for students and scientists alike, and illustrates the deep roots and continuing vitality of mathematical demography.

Mathematical Demography: Selected Papers (Demographic Research Monographs)

Keyfitz, Nathan

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